Your kids are going to have a great time in Paris. The city is full of fun activities for children.

MAJOR SIGHTS

Eiffel Tower
Carousel, souvenirs nearby; also Aquarium of the Jardin du Trocadéro, across the river (Métro: Trocadéro).

Arc de Triomphe

Notre Dame
-climb towers, see view

Saint Chapelle
-windows!

Catacombes
Égouts de Paris

PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS

Bois de Boulogne & Jardin d'Acclimatation
Childhood reigns at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, or children's amusement park (Métro: Les Sablons, then a six-minute walk). More...

Foire du Trône (April-May)

Jardin du Luxembourg
-pay playground & Marionettes

Jardins des Tuileries
-birdies and sailboats

Forum des Halles
Two interesting playgrounds in the complex of parks and gardens built on the site of Paris's old food markets (Métro: Les Halles; RER: Châtelet-Les Halles):

The Jardin des Enfants (Children's Garden) is a wonderful maze. Kids (7 to 11 years) go up craggy mountains, out of a snake's mouth sliding down the tongue, into a cage filled with tennis balls, and through tunnels and gardens.

The Jardin des Tout-Petits (Infants' Garden) is for kids from babyhood to age 7: sandbox, merry-go-round, seesaw, slide, and two topiary rhinoceroses on guard. Benches provide a rest for the weary sightseeing feet of the parents. It's free; if the gate is closed, just reach over and turn the handle.

ZOOS

Jardin des Plantes—Ménagerie

Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle

Bois de Vincennes & Parc Zoologique de Paris (Métro: Porte Dorée)

TOYS
Carrousel du Louvre
Au Nain Bleu (largest toy store in Paris)

+ Musées
Louvre (not for too long with kids)
Conciergerie
Contre de la Mer
Histoire naturelle
Curiosité et la magie
-Science:
-Cité des Enfants
-Cité des sciences et de l’Industrie
-Palais de la Dé´couverte

+ (Versailles)

+ Cirque
Cirque d’Hiver (Bouglione)
Cirque de Paris
Journée au cirque (pour enfants)
Espace Chapiteaux

+ Imax -- La Géode

The Palais de la Découverte, Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine (just behind the Grand Palais, Métro: Franklin D Roosevelt or Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau) is an institute with working demonstrations in various branches of science, including astronomy, physics, biology, computers, medicine, and dentistry. There's a planetarium here as well.

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